sleep together

idiomatic phrase

informal
: to have sex with each other
She found out that her husband and his boss were sleeping together.

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In Drunk On Love, there's a lot of thirst, especially in the first half of the book, because the book starts with Luke and Margot sleeping together. Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 26 Aug. 2025 Carrie and Big slept together on their first real date, kicking off what would turn out to be a lifelong love affair. Nicole Briese, People.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Loki and Libby sleep together in their dog beds. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025 The trailer shows scenes of the two lovers sleeping together, traversing Maine together, then cuts to Josh O’Connor dressed in military garb. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for sleep together

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sleep together was in 1936

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“Sleep together.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sleep%20together. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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